This post is to collect relevant news, events, and mailings from local groups doing climate work.
We intend to use this information to amplify the work already being done in our community.
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List of groups hosting events and sending out newsletters:
- Clean Up the River Environment (CURE) (Susan) - https://www.cureriver.org
CURE is a rural, nonprofit organization made up of people who care about the well-being of their neighbors, the health of the land and water, and the legacy we leave for future generations. - Land Stewardship Project (Syd)- Upcoming Events - Land Stewardship Project
- West-Central Initiative (Syd) - Events from November 3, 2021 – April 21, 2023 – wcif.org
- Clean Energy Resource Teams (Syd) - Upcoming Events | Clean Energy Resource Teams
- Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (Syd) - Extension courses and events | UMN Extension
- Institute on the Environment (Syd)- Events from July 12, 2025 – May 10, 2016 – Institute on the EnvironmentInstitute on the Environment
- Fresh Energy (Susan) - Events from October 5, 2021 – December 7, 2021 – Fresh Energy
Fresh Energy’s mission is to shape and drive bold policy solutions to achieve equitable carbon-neutral economies. Together we are working toward a vision of a just, prosperous, and resilient future powered by a shared commitment to a carbon-neutral economy. - Solar United Neighbors (Susan) - Events - Solar United Neighbors
Solar United Neighbors (SUN) are solar organizers, educators, communicators, and policy and technology nerds. SUN are neighbors dedicated to building an energy system that works. - Morris Chamber of Commerce (Syd) - Events for July 2025 – Morris Area Chamber of Commerce
- Morris Fish & Wildlife Services (Susan) - Morris Wetland Management District | Events | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Morris Wetland Management District includes 249 waterfowl production areas - small parcels of wetlands and grasslands - scattered throughout an eight-county area and encompassing 54,307 total acres. Like other wetland management districts in the prairie states, the goal of the district is to restore and protect enough wetland and grassland habitat to meet the needs of prairie wildlife, particularly breeding waterfowl, as well as provide places for public recreation. - Troy Sustainability Update Emails (Susan)
- 100 Rural Women (Susan) - Events from September 12, 2019 – March 16, 2022 – 100 Rural Women
- 350.org MN section events, Events – MN350 (Susan)
- Household Hazardous Waste Collection - Solid Waste - Household Hazardous Waste | Stevens County, MN - Official Website (updated the calendar for 2025, check for dates again April 2026)
- Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition - https://midwestdecarb.org/calendar/ (Syd)
- UMM events calendar - https://events.morris.umn.edu/ (Sue)
- MN Compost Council Compost Uses (Syd)
- Women’s Environmental Institute - Events from October 11, 2020 – June 11, 2022 – Women's Environmental Institute